Release Notes for Cisco NCS 6000 Series Routers, IOS XR Release 7.2.1


Note


This software release has reached end-of-life status. For more information see the End-of-Life and End-of-Sale Notices.


The Cisco Network Convergence System (NCS) 6000 series router delivers outstanding network agility, packet optical convergence, and a system scale measured in petabits per second. It also facilitates the build-out of next-generation core to:

  • support elastic capacity at the lowest total ownership cost

  • deliver high-bandwidth mobile, video, and cloud services

Running the Cisco IOS XR operating system, Cisco's innovative virtualized operating environment, the Cisco NCS 6000 series router advances the concept of distributed routing and virtualization. With Cisco Virtualized IOS XR, the Cisco NCS 6000 series router brings new levels of programmability and virtualization to:

  • enhance application service offerings

  • increase provisioning speed

  • optimize network economics

The Cisco NCS 6000 series router is engineered for environmental efficiency, with the use of adaptable power consumption. The Cisco NCS 6000 series router is powered by the Cisco nPower Network Processor Units (NPU). These technologies aid the Cisco NCS 6000 series router to achieve the lowest carbon footprint in service provider routing.

The Cisco NCS 6008 router, part of the Cisco NCS 6000 series routers, is the next-generation core routing system that provides industry-leading 8 Tbps of full-duplex network bandwidth through single chassis with eight line cards per chassis.

The Cisco NCS 6008 router runs on Cisco IOS XR software with Linux as the underlying host operating system. A Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) hypervisor provides a virtualized environment to independently run system administration and routing functions on separate virtual machines. This provision makes the new system versatile and robust, and provides immense flexibility for future expansion without the need for a complete system overhaul.

A multi-slice architecture of line cards enables the system to be configured in a mixed operating mode, simultaneously supporting traffic at 10 Gbps and 100 Gbps on slice-level granularity.

For a list of software caveats that apply to this Release, see the Caveats section. The caveats are updated for every release and are described at http://www.cisco.com.

What's New in Release 7.2.1

Cisco is continuously enhancing the product with every release and this section covers a brief description of key features and enhancements. It also includes links to detailed documentation, where available.

Software

Password Policy for User Secret

The Cisco IOS XR Software extends the existing password policy support for the user authentication to all types of user secret. The types of secret include Type 5 (MD5 ), 8 (SHA256 ), 9 (sCrypt ) and 10 (SHA512 ). Prior to this release, the support for a password policy was only for the Type 7 passwords. The new policy is common to both password and secret of the user. Using irreversible hashed-secrets have the benefit that the other modules in the device cannot retrieve the clear-text form of these secrets. Thus, the enhancement provides more secure secrets for the user names. This policy for user secrets is applicable for local and remote users.

For more information, see Password Policy for User Secret.

Commands introduced or modified for this feature are:

Support for In-band Telemetry Data Over gRPC Protocol

NCS6000 series routers support streaming telemetry on management interfaces. From Cisco IOS XR, release 7.2.1 and later, model-driven telemetry (MDT) can be streamed out-of-band using physical interfaces of the line cards on the router. The gRPC in-band support for streaming telemetry is supported only in the dial-in mode.

You can specify the IP address of the physical interface in addition to that of the supported management interface. In-band support increases the bandwidth for streaming telemetry on the router from 1G (of management interface) to the bandwidth of the physical interface. MDT supports in-band telemetry to enhance bandwidth using gRPC as the underlying protocol. The support is provided for default VRF; IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.

To stream telemetry using gRPC, see Monitor Network Parameters Using Telemetry Data for Proactive Analysis.

Per-Flow Automated Steering

Currently, the steering of traffic through a Segment Routing (SR) policy is based on the candidate paths of that policy. For a given policy, a candidate path specifies the path to be used to steer traffic to the policy’s destination. The policy determines which candidate path to use based on the candidate path’s preference and state. The candidate path that is valid and has the highest preference is used to steer all traffic using the given policy. This type of policy is called a Per-Destination Policy (PDP).

Per-Flow Automated Traffic Steering introduces a way to steer traffic on an SR policy based on the attributes of the incoming packets, called a Per-Flow Policy (PFP). A PFP provides up to 8 "ways" or options to the endpoint. With a PFP, packets are classified by a classification policy and marked using internal tags called forward classes (FCs). The FC setting of the packet selects the “way”. For example, this “way” can be a traffic-engineered SR path, using a low-delay path to the endpoint. The FC is represented as a numeral with a value of 0 to 7.

For more information, see Per-Flow Automated Steering.

4+1 Cisco NCS 6000 Multi-Chassis System with ECP

The 4+1 Cisco NCS 6000 multi-chassis system with ECP consists of four line card chassis (LCC) and one fabric card chassis (FCC), interconnected with ECP.

This multi-chassis configuration provides an aggregate bandwidth of 32 Tbps (with first generation line cards) and 64 Tbps (with 2T line cards).

When the 4+1 Cisco NCS 6000 multi-chassis system is used with the ECP (External Control Plane), users can create up to 8 SDRs (secure domain routers).

For details about the 4+1 Cisco NCS 6000 Multi-Chassis System with ECP feature, see the Cisco Network Convergence System 6000 Series Routers Migration Guide.

QoS on Pseudo-wire Head End (PWHE) Egress

This release introduces the QoS on Pseudo-wire Head End (PWHE) feature on egress that enables enhanced L3VPN and L2VPN service on a service-provider-edge router.

For details about the QoS on PWHE feature on egress feature, see QoS on Pseudo-wire Head End (PWHE) Egress.

FEC Support on NCS 6000 Interfaces

Forward Error Correction (FEC) is supported on NCS 6000 interfaces.

The FEC support on NCS 6000 allows you to enable or disable RS-FEC ( Reed-Solomon Codec for Ethernet IEEE 802.3 Clause 91) for optics. These optics can operate in both FEC and non-FEC mode. In the FEC mode, these optics can cover an extended range.

FEC is only supported on these optics

  • QSFP-100G-ER4L-S

  • CPAK-100G-ER4F

For more information on FEC, see the Forward Error Correction topic in the Interface and Hardware Configuration Guide for Cisco NCS 6000 Series Routers.

Timer Delay Enhancement in BGP

The maximum configurable timer delay for transition of a track to up or down state is enhanced. In this release, the delay timer value is in the range of 0 to 3600 seconds.

Behavior Change Introduced

Behavior change refers to any modification of an existing software feature, configuration, or a command. This release introduces following behavior change:

Guidelines for Enabling FIPS

You must follow these guidelines while enabling FIPS mode:

  • You must configure the session with a FIPS-approved cryptographic algorithm. A session configured with non-approved cryptographic algorithm for FIPS (such as, MD5 and HMAC-MD5) does not work. This is applicable for OSPF, BGP, RSVP, ISIS, or any application using key chain with non-approved cryptographic algorithm, and only for FIPS mode (that is, when crypto fips-mode command is configured).

  • If you are using any HMAC-SHA algorithm for a session, then you must ensure that the configured key-string has a minimum length of 14 characters. Otherwise, the session goes down. This is applicable only for FIPS mode.

  • If you try to execute the telnet configuration on a system where the FIPS mode is already enabled, then the system rejects the telnet configuration.

  • If telnet configuration already exists on the system, and if FIPS mode is enabled later, then the system rejects the telnet connection. But, it does not affect the telnet configuration as such.

  • It is recommended to configure the crypto fips-mode command first, followed by the FIPS-related commands in a separate commit. The list of commands related to FIPS with non-approved cryptographic algorithms are:

    • key chain key-chain-name key key-id cryptographic-algorithm MD5

    • key chain key-chain-name key key-id cryptographic-algorithm HMAC-MD5

    • router ospfv3 1 authentication ipsec spi 256 md5 md5-value

    • router ospfv3 1 encryption ipsec spi 256 esp des des-value

    • router ospfv3 1 encryption ipsec spi 256 esp des des-value authentication md5 md5-value

    • snmp-server user username usergroup-name v3 auth md5 priv des56

    • ssh server algorithms key-exchange diffie-hellman-group1-sha1

    • telnet vrf default ipv4 server max-servers server-limit

Hardware Features Introduced in this Release

CPAK-100G-FR-S, QSFP-100G-FR-S, and CPAK-100G-ER4F optical modules are supported on Cisco Network Convergence System 6000 Series Routers.

For additional details on these optical modules, refer to the Transceiver Module Group (TMG) Compatibility Matrix Tool.

Caveats

Caveats describe unexpected behavior in Cisco IOS XR Software releases. Severity-1 caveats are the most critical caveats; severity-2 caveats are less critical.

Cisco IOS XR Caveats

Bug ID

Headline

CSCvv05221

BGP session with TCP AO auth stays down post reload on standby

Caveats Specific to the NCS 6000 Series Routers

Caveats describe unexpected behavior in Cisco IOS XR Software releases. These caveats are specific to NCS 6000 Series Routers:

Bug ID

Headline

CSCvu37535

CSI interface is flapping ~300ms during RPFO causing isis adjacency flap and traffic drop.

Release 7.2.1 Packages

This table lists the Cisco IOS XR Software feature set matrix (packages) and associated filenames available for the Cisco IOS XR Software Release 7.2.1 that is supported on the Cisco NCS 6008 router.

Table 1. Cisco IOS XR Software Release 7.2.1 Packages

Feature Set

Filename

Description

Composite Package

Cisco IOS XR IP Unicast Routing Core Bundle

ncs6k-mini-x.iso-7.2.1

Contains required core packages, including OS, Admin, Base, Forwarding, Modular Services Card, Routing, SNMP Agent, FPD, and Alarm Correlation.

Optional Individual Packages (packages that are installed individually)

Cisco IOS XR Manageability Package

ncs6k-mgbl.pkg-7.2.1

Extensible Markup Language (XML) Parser and HTTP server packages.

Cisco IOS XR MPLS Package

ncs6k-mpls.pkg-7.2.1

MPLS Traffic Engineering (MPLS-TE), Label Distribution Protocol (LDP), MPLS Forwarding, MPLS Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM), Link Manager Protocol (LMP), Optical User Network Interface (OUNI), Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP), and Layer-3 VPN.

Cisco IOS XR Multicast Package

ncs6k-mcast.pkg-7.2.1

Multicast Routing Protocols (PIM, Multicast Source Discovery Protocol [MSDP], Internet Group Management Protocol [IGMP], Auto-RP), Tools (SAP, MTrace), and Infrastructure [(Multicast Routing Information Base [MRIB], Multicast-Unicast RIB [MURIB], Multicast forwarding [MFWD]).

Cisco IOS XR Security Package

ncs6k-k9sec.pkg-7.2.1

Support for Encryption, Decryption, IP Security (IPSec), Secure Shell (SSH), Secure Socket Layer (SSL), and Public-key infrastructure (PKI) (Software based IPSec support—maximum of 500 tunnels)

Cisco IOS XR Lawful Intercept (LI) Package

ncs6k-li.pkg-7.2.1

Supports Lawful Intercept (LI) features.

Cisco IOS XR Documentation Package

ncs6k-doc.pkg-7.2.1

.man pages for Cisco IOS XR Software.

Determining Installed Active Packages

To determine active software packages installed on the router, log in to the router and enter the show install active summary command in EXEC mode:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# show install active
Active Packages: 8
        ncs6k-xr-7.2.1 version=7.2.1 [Boot image]
        ncs6k-doc-1.0.0.0-r721
        ncs6k-mgbl-1.0.0.0-r721
        ncs6k-infra-test-1.0.0.0-r721
        ncs6k-mpls-1.0.0.0-r721
        ncs6k-li-1.0.0.0-r721
        ncs6k-k9sec-1.0.0.0-r721
        ncs6k-mcast-1.0.0.0-r721

Supported Packages and System Requirements

This section describes the system requirements for Cisco NCS 6000 Series Routers for Software Release .

Memory Requirements

The minimum memory requirements for a Cisco NCS 6008 router running Cisco IOS XR Software Release consist of the following:

  • 48 GB memory on the NCS 6008 Route Processors (NCS6-RP)

  • 16 GB memory on 1T line cards

  • 32 GB memory on 2T line cards

In order to avoid low memory conditions during system operations, it is recommended that you have 2000MB of free memory available on the Route Processors.

Supported Hardware

The following table lists the supported hardware components on the Cisco NCS 6000 Series Router and the minimum required software release. For more information, see the Firmware Support section.

Table 2. Cisco NCS 6008 Router Hardware and Software Compatibility Matrix

Component

Part Number

Support from Release

20-port 100Gbps Lean Core PAYG Line Card

NC6-10/20X100G-L-C

7.1.1

20-port 100Gbps Multi-Service PAYG Line Card

NC6-10/20X100G-M

7.1.1

Cisco 100GBASE SR4 QSFP Transceiver

Cisco 100GBASE LR4 QSFP Transceiver

QSFP-100G-SR4-S

QSFP-100G-LR4-S

6.2.2

20-port 100Gbps Lean Core

NC6-20X100GE-L-C

6.2.2

20-port 100Gbps Multi-Service Core

NC6-20X100GE-M-C

6.2.2

Universal Fabric Card

NC6-FC2-U

6.2.1

Cisco NCS 6008 FT, version 2

NC6-FANTRAY-2

6.1.2

CPAK optical transceiver module, 100GBASE-SR4, 100m OM4

CPAK-100G-SR4

6.1.2

S13 fabric card for LCC with16 CXP ports for 100GE SR optics

NC6-FC-MC

5.2.1

S13 fabric card for LCC with16 CXP ports for 100GE SR optics Spare

NC6-FC-MC=

5.2.1

S2 fabric card for the FCC with 32 CXP ports for 100GE SR12 CXPs

NCS-F-FC

5.2.1

S2 fabric card for the FCC with 32 CXP ports for 100GE SR12 CXPs Spare

NCS-F-FC=

5.2.1

FCC shelf controllers

NCS-F-SC

5.2.1

FCC shelf controllers Spare

NCS-F-SC=

5.2.1

FCC shelf controller and switch (SC-SW) card

NCS-F-SCSW

5.2.1

FCC shelf controller and switch (SC-SW) card Spare

NCS-F-SCSW=

5.2.1

Short reach SFP 10GE transceiver module

SFP-10G-SR

5.2.1

Long reach SFP 10GE transceiver module

SFP-10G-LR

5.2.1

Short reach QSFP 40GE optical module (SC-SW card only)

QSFP-40G-SR4

5.2.1

Long reach QSFP 40GE optical module (SC-SW card only)

QSFP-40G-LR4

5.2.1

96 CXP-100G-SR12 optical module

NCS-FAB-OPT

5.2.1

2X100GE MS PAYG Card with CPAK

NC6-2-10x100G-M-K

5.2.1

2X100GE LSR PAYG Card with CPAK

NC6-2-10x100G-L-K

5.2.1

30x10GE MS PAYG Card with SFPP

NC6-30x10G-M-S

5.2.1

30x10GE LSR PAYG Card with SFPP

NC6-30x10G-L-S

5.2.1

Craft Panel

NCS-CRFT

5.2.1

60-port 10Gbps SFP+ Lean Core Line card

NC6-60X10GE-L-S

5.0.1

60-port 10Gbps SFP+ Multi-Service Core Line card

NC6-60X10GE-M-S

5.0.1

Cisco 10GBASE-SR SFP+ Module for MMF

SFP-10G-SR

5.0.1

Cisco 10GBASE-SR SFP+ Module for MMF, extended temperature range

SFP-10G-SR-X

5.0.1

Cisco 10GBASE-LR SFP+ Module for SMF

SFP-10G-LR

5.0.1

Cisco multirate 10GBASE-LR, 10GBASE-LW and OTU2e SFP+ Module for SMF, extended temperature range

SFP-10G-LR-X

5.0.1

Cisco 10GBASE-ER SFP+ Module for SMF

SFP-10G-ER

5.0.1

Cisco 10GBASE-ZR SFP+ Module for SMF

SFP-10G-ZR

5.0.1

NCS 6008 - 8-Slot Chassis

NCS-6008

5.0.0

NCS 6008 Fabric Card

NC6-FC

5.0.0

NCS 6008 Route Processor

NC6-RP

5.0.0

NCS 6008 Chassis Fan Tray

NC6-FANTRAY

5.0.0

NCS AC Power Tray

NCS-AC-PWRTRAY

5.0.0

NCS DC Power Tray

NCS-DC-PWRTRAY

5.0.0

NCS PDU Bracket

NCS-PDU-BRKT

5.0.0

NCS 6008 3-to-1 Phase DELTA PDU

NCS-PDU-DELTA

5.0.0

NCS 6008 3-to-1 Phase WYE PDU

NCS-PDU-WYE

5.0.0

NCS 100x10GE Patch Panel Short Reach

NCS-PP-100X10-SR

5.0.0

NCS 6000 10x100G Multi-Service CPAK

NC6-10X100G-M-K

5.0.0

NCS 6000 10x100G Multi-Service CXP

NC6-10X100G-M-P

5.0.0

NCS 6000 10x100G LSR CPAK

NC6-10X100G-L-K

5.0.0

NCS 6000 10x100G LSR CXP

NC6-10X100G-L-P

5.0.0

NCS Craft Panel Display Kit

NCS-CRFT

5.0.0

NCS 6008 Chassis Front Doors

NC6-DOOR-F

5.0.0

NCS 6008 Chassis Rear Doors

NC6-DOOR-R

5.0.0

NCS 6008 Chassis Drill Template

NC6-DRILLTEMP

5.0.0

NCS 6008 Chassis Front-Bottom Grille

NC6-GRILLE-FB

5.0.0

NCS 6008 Chassis Front-Top Grille

NC6-GRILLE-FT

5.0.0

NCS 6008 Chassis Rear Grille

NC6-GRILLE-R

5.0.0

NCS 6008 Power Control Module

NC6-PCM

5.0.0

NCS 6008 Chassis Trough

NC6-TROUGH

5.0.0

NCS 6008 Chassis Trough Wide

NC6-TROUGH-W

5.0.0

NCS 6008 & NCS Fabric Chassis Lift Dolly

NCS-LIFT

5.0.0

10X10G-LR Cisco CPAK module for SMF

CPAK-10X10G-LR

5.0.0

CPAK-100G-LR4 Transceiver module, 10 km SMF

CPAK-100G-LR4

5.0.0

CXP-100G-SR10 transceiver Module

CXP-100G-SR10

5.0.0

Firmware Support

To check the firmware code running on the Cisco NCS 6000 Series Router, run the show fpd package command in admin mode.

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(admin)#show fpd package
=============================== ================================================
                                        Field Programmable Device Package
                                ================================================
                                               Req     SW      Min Req   Min Req
Card Type            FPD Description           Reload  Ver     SW Ver  Board Ver
=================== ========================== ====== ======= ======== =========
NC6-10X100G-L-K      Backup-BIOS                YES    14.09     14.00      0.0 
                     Backup-CCC-PwrOn           NO      1.39      1.31      0.0 
                     Backup-EthSwitch           YES     1.33      1.32      0.0 
                     BAO-DB-FPGA                NO      1.06      1.06      0.0 
                     BAO-MB-FPGA                NO      1.06      1.06      0.0 
                     CCC-Bootloader             YES     2.12      2.07      0.0 
                     CCC-FPGA                   YES     2.12      2.12      0.0 
                     CCC-Power-On               NO      1.41      1.41      0.0 
                     Ethernet-Switch            YES     1.33      1.33      0.0 
                     PLX-8748                   YES     0.05      0.05      0.1 
                     Primary-BIOS               YES    14.09     14.09      0.0 
                     S2-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S2-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     S3-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S3-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     S4-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S4-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     SMART-iSATA                NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
                     SMART-SATA                 NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NC6-10X100G-L-P      Backup-BIOS                YES    14.09     14.00      0.0 
                     Backup-CCC-PwrOn           NO      1.39      1.31      0.0 
                     Backup-EthSwitch           YES     1.33      1.32      0.0 
                     BAO-DB-FPGA                NO      1.06      1.06      0.0 
                     BAO-MB-FPGA                NO      1.06      1.06      0.0 
                     CCC-Bootloader             YES     2.12      2.07      0.0 
                     CCC-FPGA                   YES     2.12      2.12      0.0 
                     CCC-Power-On               NO      1.41      1.41      0.0 
                     Ethernet-Switch            YES     1.33      1.33      0.0 
                     PLX-8748                   YES     0.05      0.05      0.1 
                     Primary-BIOS               YES    14.09     14.09      0.0 
                     S2-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S2-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     S3-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S3-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     S4-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S4-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     Slice-0-GN2411             YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     Slice-0-GN2411             YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     Slice-1-GN2411             YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     Slice-1-GN2411             YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     Slice-2-GN2411             YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     Slice-2-GN2411             YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     Slice-3-GN2411             YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     Slice-3-GN2411             YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     Slice-4-GN2411             YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     Slice-4-GN2411             YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     SMART-iSATA                NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
                     SMART-SATA                 NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NC6-10X100G-M-K      Backup-BIOS                YES    14.09     14.00      0.0 
                     Backup-CCC-PwrOn           NO      1.39      1.31      0.0 
                     Backup-EthSwitch           YES     1.33      1.32      0.0 
                     BAO-DB-FPGA                NO      1.06      1.06      0.0 
                     BAO-MB-FPGA                NO      1.06      1.06      0.0 
                     CCC-Bootloader             YES     2.12      2.07      0.0 
                     CCC-FPGA                   YES     2.12      2.12      0.0 
                     CCC-Power-On               NO      1.41      1.41      0.0 
                     Ethernet-Switch            YES     1.33      1.33      0.0 
                     PLX-8748                   YES     0.05      0.05      0.1 
                     Primary-BIOS               YES    14.09     14.09      0.0 
                     S2-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S2-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     S3-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S3-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     S4-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S4-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     SMART-iSATA                NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
                     SMART-SATA                 NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NC6-10X100G-M-P      Backup-BIOS                YES    14.09     14.00      0.0 
                     Backup-CCC-PwrOn           NO      1.39      1.31      0.0 
                     Backup-EthSwitch           YES     1.33      1.32      0.0 
                     BAO-DB-FPGA                NO      1.06      1.06      0.0 
                     BAO-MB-FPGA                NO      1.06      1.06      0.0 
                     CCC-Bootloader             YES     2.12      2.07      0.0 
                     CCC-FPGA                   YES     2.12      2.12      0.0 
                     CCC-Power-On               NO      1.41      1.41      0.0 
                     Ethernet-Switch            YES     1.33      1.33      0.0 
                     PLX-8748                   YES     0.05      0.05      0.1 
                     Primary-BIOS               YES    14.09     14.09      0.0 
                     S2-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S2-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     S3-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S3-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     S4-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S4-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     Slice-0-GN2411             YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     Slice-0-GN2411             YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     Slice-1-GN2411             YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     Slice-1-GN2411             YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     Slice-2-GN2411             YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     Slice-2-GN2411             YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     Slice-3-GN2411             YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     Slice-3-GN2411             YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     Slice-4-GN2411             YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     Slice-4-GN2411             YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     SMART-iSATA                NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
                     SMART-SATA                 NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NC6-2/10X100G-L-K    Backup-BIOS                YES    14.09     14.00      0.0 
                     Backup-CCC-PwrOn           NO      1.39      1.31      0.0 
                     Backup-EthSwitch           YES     1.33      1.32      0.0 
                     BAO-DB-FPGA                NO      1.06      1.06      0.0 
                     BAO-MB-FPGA                NO      1.06      1.06      0.0 
                     CCC-Bootloader             YES     2.12      2.07      0.0 
                     CCC-FPGA                   YES     2.12      2.12      0.0 
                     CCC-Power-On               NO      1.41      1.41      0.0 
                     Ethernet-Switch            YES     1.33      1.33      0.0 
                     PLX-8748                   YES     0.05      0.05      0.1 
                     Primary-BIOS               YES    14.09     14.09      0.0 
                     S2-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S2-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     S3-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S3-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     S4-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S4-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     SMART-iSATA                NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
                     SMART-SATA                 NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
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NC6-2/10X100G-M-K    Backup-BIOS                YES    14.09     14.00      0.0 
                     Backup-CCC-PwrOn           NO      1.39      1.31      0.0 
                     Backup-EthSwitch           YES     1.33      1.32      0.0 
                     BAO-DB-FPGA                NO      1.06      1.06      0.0 
                     BAO-MB-FPGA                NO      1.06      1.06      0.0 
                     CCC-Bootloader             YES     2.12      2.07      0.0 
                     CCC-FPGA                   YES     2.12      2.12      0.0 
                     CCC-Power-On               NO      1.41      1.41      0.0 
                     Ethernet-Switch            YES     1.33      1.33      0.0 
                     PLX-8748                   YES     0.05      0.05      0.1 
                     Primary-BIOS               YES    14.09     14.09      0.0 
                     S2-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S2-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     S3-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S3-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     S4-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S4-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     SMART-iSATA                NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
                     SMART-SATA                 NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
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NC6-20X100GE-L-C     Backup-BIOS                YES     1.08      1.08      0.1 
                     Backup-CCC-PwrOn           NO      1.11      1.10      0.0 
                     Backup-EthSwitch           YES     1.00      1.00      0.0 
                     Backup-EthSwitch           YES     1.14      1.14      0.2 
                     Backup-SolDBfpga           NO      1.04      1.04      0.0 
                     Backup-SolMBfpga           NO      1.04      1.04      0.0 
                     CCC-Bootloader             YES     1.08      1.08      0.0 
                     CCC-FPGA                   YES     1.08      1.08      0.0 
                     CCC-Power-On               NO      1.11      1.11      0.0 
                     Ethernet-Switch            YES     1.00      1.00      0.0 
                     Ethernet-Switch            YES     1.14      1.14      0.2 
                     PLX-8749                   YES     0.06      0.06      0.1 
                     Primary-BIOS               YES     1.08      1.08      0.1 
                     SOL-DB-FPGA                NO      1.04      1.04      0.0 
                     SOL-MB-FPGA                NO      1.04      1.04      0.0 
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NC6-20X100GE-M-C     Backup-BIOS                YES     1.08      1.08      0.1 
                     Backup-CCC-PwrOn           NO      1.11      1.10      0.0 
                     Backup-EthSwitch           YES     1.00      1.00      0.0 
                     Backup-EthSwitch           YES     1.14      1.14      0.2 
                     Backup-SolDBfpga           NO      1.04      1.04      0.0 
                     Backup-SolMBfpga           NO      1.04      1.04      0.0 
                     CCC-Bootloader             YES     1.08      1.08      0.0 
                     CCC-FPGA                   YES     1.08      1.08      0.0 
                     CCC-Power-On               NO      1.11      1.11      0.0 
                     Ethernet-Switch            YES     1.00      1.00      0.0 
                     Ethernet-Switch            YES     1.14      1.14      0.2 
                     PLX-8749                   YES     0.06      0.06      0.1 
                     Primary-BIOS               YES     1.08      1.08      0.1 
                     SOL-DB-FPGA                NO      1.04      1.04      0.0 
                     SOL-MB-FPGA                NO      1.04      1.04      0.0 
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NC6-30/60X10G-L-S    Backup-BIOS                YES    14.09     14.00      0.0 
                     Backup-CCC-PwrOn           NO      1.39      1.31      0.0 
                     Backup-EthSwitch           YES     1.33      1.32      0.0 
                     BAO-DB-FPGA                NO      0.29      0.29      0.0 
                     BAO-MB-FPGA                NO      0.29      0.29      0.0 
                     CCC-Bootloader             YES     2.12      2.07      0.0 
                     CCC-FPGA                   YES     2.12      2.12      0.0 
                     CCC-Power-On               NO      1.41      1.41      0.0 
                     Ethernet-Switch            YES     1.33      1.33      0.0 
                     Modena-0-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-1-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-10-PHY              YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-11-PHY              YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-12-PHY              YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-13-PHY              YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-14-PHY              YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-15-PHY              YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-2-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-3-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-4-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-5-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-6-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-7-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-8-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-9-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     PLX-8748                   YES     0.05      0.05      0.1 
                     Primary-BIOS               YES    14.09     14.09      0.0 
                     S2-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0  
                     S2-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     S3-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S3-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     S4-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S4-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     Slice-0-GN2411             YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     Slice-0-GN2411             YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     Slice-1-GN2411             YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     Slice-1-GN2411             YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     Slice-2-GN2411             YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     Slice-2-GN2411             YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     Slice-3-GN2411             YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     Slice-3-GN2411             YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     Slice-4-GN2411             YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     Slice-4-GN2411             YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     SMART-iSATA                NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
                     SMART-SATA                 NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
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NC6-30/60X10G-M-S    Backup-BIOS                YES    14.09     14.00      0.0 
                     Backup-CCC-PwrOn           NO      1.39      1.31      0.0 
                     Backup-EthSwitch           YES     1.33      1.32      0.0 
                     BAO-DB-FPGA                NO      0.29      0.29      0.0 
                     BAO-MB-FPGA                NO      0.29      0.29      0.0 
                     CCC-Bootloader             YES     2.12      2.07      0.0 
                     CCC-FPGA                   YES     2.12      2.12      0.0 
                     CCC-Power-On               NO      1.41      1.41      0.0 
                     Ethernet-Switch            YES     1.33      1.33      0.0 
                     Modena-0-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-1-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-10-PHY              YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-11-PHY              YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-12-PHY              YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-13-PHY              YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-14-PHY              YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-15-PHY              YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-2-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-3-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-4-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-5-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-6-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-7-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-8-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-9-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     PLX-8748                   YES     0.05      0.05      0.1 
                     Primary-BIOS               YES    14.09     14.09      0.0 
                     S2-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S2-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     S3-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S3-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     SMART-iSATA                NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
                     SMART-SATA                 NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
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NC6-4-10X100G-M-K    Backup-BIOS                YES    14.09     14.00      0.0 
                     Backup-CCC-PwrOn           NO      1.39      1.31      0.0 
                     Backup-EthSwitch           YES     1.33      1.32      0.0 
                     BAO-DB-FPGA                NO      1.06      1.06      0.0 
                     BAO-MB-FPGA                NO      1.06      1.06      0.0 
                     CCC-Bootloader             YES     2.12      2.07      0.0 
                     CCC-FPGA                   YES     2.12      2.12      0.0 
                     CCC-Power-On               NO      1.41      1.41      0.0 
                     Ethernet-Switch            YES     1.33      1.33      0.0 
                     PLX-8748                   YES     0.05      0.05      0.1 
                     Primary-BIOS               YES    14.09     14.09      0.0 
                     S2-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S2-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     S3-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S3-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     S4-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S4-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     SMART-iSATA                NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
                     SMART-SATA                 NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
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NC6-6-10X100G-L-K    Backup-BIOS                YES    14.09     14.00      0.0 
                     Backup-CCC-PwrOn           NO      1.39      1.31      0.0 
                     Backup-EthSwitch           YES     1.33      1.32      0.0 
                     BAO-DB-FPGA                NO      1.06      1.06      0.0 
                     BAO-MB-FPGA                NO      1.06      1.06      0.0 
                     CCC-Bootloader             YES     2.12      2.07      0.0 
                     CCC-FPGA                   YES     2.12      2.12      0.0 
                     CCC-Power-On               NO      1.41      1.41      0.0 
                     Ethernet-Switch            YES     1.33      1.33      0.0 
                     PLX-8748                   YES     0.05      0.05      0.1 
                     Primary-BIOS               YES    14.09     14.09      0.0 
                     S2-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S2-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     S3-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S3-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     S4-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S4-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     SMART-iSATA                NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
                     SMART-SATA                 NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
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NC6-60X10GE-L-S      Backup-BIOS                YES    14.09     14.00      0.0 
                     Backup-CCC-PwrOn           NO      1.39      1.31      0.0 
                     Backup-EthSwitch           YES     1.33      1.32      0.0 
                     BAO-DB-FPGA                NO      0.29      0.29      0.0 
                     BAO-MB-FPGA                NO      0.29      0.29      0.0 
                     CCC-Bootloader             YES     2.12      2.07      0.0 
                     CCC-FPGA                   YES     2.12      2.12      0.0 
                     CCC-Power-On               NO      1.41      1.41      0.0 
                     Ethernet-Switch            YES     1.33      1.33      0.0 
                     Modena-0-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-1-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-10-PHY              YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-11-PHY              YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-12-PHY              YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-13-PHY              YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-14-PHY              YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-15-PHY              YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-2-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-3-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-4-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-5-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-6-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-7-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-8-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-9-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     PLX-8748                   YES     0.05      0.05      0.1 
                     Primary-BIOS               YES    14.09     14.09      0.0 
                     S2-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S2-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     S3-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S3-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     S4-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S4-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     Slice-0-GN2411             YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     Slice-0-GN2411             YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     Slice-1-GN2411             YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     Slice-1-GN2411             YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     Slice-2-GN2411             YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     Slice-2-GN2411             YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     Slice-3-GN2411             YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     Slice-3-GN2411             YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     Slice-4-GN2411             YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     Slice-4-GN2411             YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     SMART-iSATA                NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
                     SMART-SATA                 NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
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NC6-60X10GE-M-S      Backup-BIOS                YES    14.09     14.00      0.0 
                     Backup-CCC-PwrOn           NO      1.39      1.31      0.0 
                     Backup-EthSwitch           YES     1.33      1.32      0.0 
                     BAO-DB-FPGA                NO      0.29      0.29      0.0 
                     BAO-MB-FPGA                NO      0.29      0.29      0.0 
                     CCC-Bootloader             YES     2.12      2.07      0.0 
                     CCC-FPGA                   YES     2.12      2.12      0.0 
                     CCC-Power-On               NO      1.41      1.41      0.0 
                     Ethernet-Switch            YES     1.33      1.33      0.0 
                     Modena-0-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-1-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-10-PHY              YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-11-PHY              YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-12-PHY              YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-13-PHY              YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-14-PHY              YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-15-PHY              YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-2-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-3-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-4-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-5-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-6-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-7-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-8-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-9-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     PLX-8748                   YES     0.05      0.05      0.1 
                     Primary-BIOS               YES    14.09     14.09      0.0 
                     S2-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S2-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     S3-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S3-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     SMART-iSATA                NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
                     SMART-SATA                 NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
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NC6-FANTRAY          Fantray-FPGA               NO      2.01      2.01      0.0 
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NC6-FANTRAY-2        Fantray-FPGA               NO      3.05      3.05      0.0 
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NC6-FC               CCC-FPGA                   YES     1.29      1.29      0.0 
                     CCC-Power-On               NO      1.39      1.39      0.0 
                     PLX-8713                   YES     1.03      1.03      0.1 
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NC6-FC-MC            Back-CRE-FPGA-MB           YES     1.00      1.00      0.0 
                     CCC-FPGA                   YES     1.29      1.29      0.0 
                     CCC-Power-On               NO      1.39      1.39      0.0 
                     CRE-FPGA-MB                YES     1.00      1.00      0.0 
                     GN2411-BUS-0               YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     GN2411-BUS-0               YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     GN2411-BUS-1               YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     GN2411-BUS-1               YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     GN2411-BUS-2               YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     GN2411-BUS-2               YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     PLX-8713                   YES     1.03      1.03      0.1 
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NC6-FC2-U            CCC-FPGA                   YES     2.11      2.11      0.0 
                     CCC-Power-On               NO      1.39      1.39      0.0 
                     PLX-8713                   YES     1.05      1.05      0.0 
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NC6-RP               Backup-BIOS                YES    14.09     14.00      0.0 
                     Backup-CCC-PwrOn           NO      1.42      1.32      0.0 
                     Backup-EthSwitch           YES     1.33      1.32      0.2 
                     Backup-EthSwitch           YES     1.33      1.32      0.1 
                     CCC-Bootloader             YES     2.07      2.03      0.0 
                     CCC-FPGA                   YES     2.07      2.07      0.0 
                     CCC-Power-On               NO      1.42      1.42      0.0 
                     CPU-Complex-BOOT           YES     4.08      4.04      0.1 
                     CPU-Complex-BOOT           YES     0.01      0.01      0.0 
                     CPU-Complex-FPGA           YES     4.08      4.08      0.1 
                     CPU-Complex-FPGA           YES     0.01      0.01      0.0 
                     Ethernet-Switch            YES     1.33      1.33      0.2 
                     Ethernet-Switch            YES     1.33      1.33      0.1 
                     PLX-8748                   YES     0.05      0.05      0.0 
                     Primary-BIOS               YES    14.09     14.09      0.0 
                     SMART-iSATA                NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
                     SMART-SATA                 NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
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NCS-CRFT             Craft-FCC                  NO      1.06      1.06      0.1 
                     Craft-LCC                  NO      1.06      1.06      0.1 
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NCS-F-FANTRAY        Fantray-FPGA               NO      2.01      2.01      0.0 
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NCS-F-FC             Back-CRE-FPGA-DC           YES     1.00      1.00      0.0 
                     Back-CRE-FPGA-MB           YES     1.00      1.00      0.0 
                     CCC-FPGA                   YES     1.29      1.29      0.0 
                     CCC-Power-On               NO      1.39      1.39      0.0 
                     CRE-FPGA-DC                YES     1.00      1.00      0.0 
                     CRE-FPGA-MB                YES     1.00      1.00      0.0 
                     GN2411-BUS-0               YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     GN2411-BUS-0               YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     GN2411-BUS-1               YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     GN2411-BUS-1               YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     GN2411-BUS-2               YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     GN2411-BUS-2               YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     GN2411-BUS-3               YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     GN2411-BUS-3               YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     GN2411-BUS-4               YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     GN2411-BUS-4               YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     PLX-8713                   YES     1.04      1.04      0.1 
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NCS-F-FC2            Back-CRE2-FPGA-DC          YES     1.00      1.00      0.0 
                     CCC-FPGA                   YES     1.10      1.10      0.0 
                     CCC-Power-On               NO      1.05      1.05      0.0 
                     CRE2-FPGA-DC               YES     1.03      1.03      0.0 
                     PLX-8713                   YES     1.05      1.05      0.1 
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NCS-F-SC             Backup-BIOS                YES    14.09     14.00      0.0 
                     Backup-CCC-PwrOn           NO      1.41      1.38      0.0 
                     Backup-EthSwitch           YES     1.33      1.33      0.0 
                     CCC-Bootloader             YES     2.03      2.01      0.0 
                     CCC-FPGA                   YES     2.03      2.03      0.0 
                     CCC-Power-On               NO      1.41      1.41      0.0 
                     CPU-Complex-BOOT           YES     4.08      4.04      0.1 
                     CPU-Complex-BOOT           YES     0.01      0.01      0.0 
                     CPU-Complex-FPGA           YES     4.08      4.08      0.1 
                     CPU-Complex-FPGA           YES     0.01      0.01      0.0 
                     Ethernet-Switch            YES     1.33      1.33      0.0 
                     PLX-8625                   YES     0.02      0.02      0.0 
                     Primary-BIOS               YES    14.09     14.09      0.0 
                     SMART-iSATA                NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
                     SMART-SATA                 NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
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NCS-F-SCSW           Backup-BIOS                YES    14.09     14.00      0.0 
                     Backup-CCC-PwrOn           NO      1.41      1.38      0.0 
                     Backup-EthSwitch           YES     1.33      1.33      0.0 
                     CCC-Bootloader             YES     2.03      2.01      0.0 
                     CCC-FPGA                   YES     2.03      2.03      0.0 
                     CCC-Power-On               NO      1.41      1.41      0.0 
                     CPU-Complex-BOOT           YES     4.08      4.04      0.1 
                     CPU-Complex-BOOT           YES     0.01      0.01      0.0 
                     CPU-Complex-FPGA           YES     4.08      4.08      0.1 
                     CPU-Complex-FPGA           YES     0.01      0.01      0.0 
                     Ethernet-Switch            YES     1.33      1.33      0.0 
                     PLX-8625                   YES     0.02      0.02      0.0 
                     Primary-BIOS               YES    14.09     14.09      0.0 
                     SMART-iSATA                NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
                     SMART-SATA                 NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
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NCS-F-SCSW (SW)      CCC-FPGA                   YES     1.03      1.03      0.0 
                     CCC-Power-On               NO      1.39      1.39      0.0 
                     PLX-8614                   YES     0.03      0.03      0.0 
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P-L-20X40G-QSFP      Backup-BIOS                YES    14.09     14.00      0.0 
                     Backup-CCC-PwrOn           NO      1.39      1.31      0.0 
                     Backup-EthSwitch           YES     1.33      1.32      0.0 
                     BAO-DB-FPGA                NO      0.29      0.29      0.0 
                     BAO-MB-FPGA                NO      0.29      0.29      0.0 
                     CCC-Bootloader             YES     2.12      2.07      0.0 
                     CCC-FPGA                   YES     2.12      2.12      0.0 
                     CCC-Power-On               NO      1.41      1.41      0.0 
                     Ethernet-Switch            YES     1.33      1.33      0.0 
                     PLX-8748                   YES     0.05      0.05      0.1 
                     Primary-BIOS               YES    14.09     14.09      0.0 
                     S2-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S2-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     S3-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S3-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     S4-GN2411                  YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     S4-GN2411                  YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     Slice-0-GN2411             YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     Slice-0-GN2411             YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     Slice-1-GN2411             YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     Slice-1-GN2411             YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     Slice-2-GN2411             YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     Slice-2-GN2411             YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     Slice-3-GN2411             YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     Slice-3-GN2411             YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     Slice-4-GN2411             YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     Slice-4-GN2411             YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     SMART-iSATA                NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
                     SMART-SATA                 NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
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PROTO-1XPAT-QSFP     Backup-BIOS                YES    14.09     14.00      0.0 
                     Backup-CCC-PwrOn           NO      1.39      1.31      0.0 
                     Backup-EthSwitch           YES     1.33      1.32      0.0 
                     BAO-MB-FPGA                NO      0.29      0.29      0.0 
                     CCC-Bootloader             YES     2.12      2.07      0.0 
                     CCC-FPGA                   YES     2.12      2.12      0.0 
                     CCC-Power-On               NO      1.41      1.41      0.0 
                     Ethernet-Switch            YES     1.33      1.33      0.0 
                     PLX-8748                   YES     0.05      0.05      0.1 
                     Primary-BIOS               YES    14.09     14.09      0.0 
                     SMART-iSATA                NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
                     SMART-SATA                 NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
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PROTO-1XPAT-SFP      Backup-BIOS                YES    14.09     14.00      0.0 
                     Backup-CCC-PwrOn           NO      1.39      1.31      0.0 
                     Backup-EthSwitch           YES     1.33      1.32      0.0 
                     BAO-MB-FPGA                NO      0.29      0.29      0.0 
                     CCC-Bootloader             YES     2.12      2.07      0.0 
                     CCC-FPGA                   YES     2.12      2.12      0.0 
                     CCC-Power-On               NO      1.41      1.41      0.0 
                     Ethernet-Switch            YES     1.33      1.33      0.0 
                     PLX-8748                   YES     0.05      0.05      0.1 
                     Primary-BIOS               YES    14.09     14.09      0.0 
                     SMART-iSATA                NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
                     SMART-SATA                 NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
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PROTO-2XPAT-SFP      Backup-BIOS                YES    14.09     14.00      0.0 
                     Backup-CCC-PwrOn           NO      1.39      1.31      0.0 
                     Backup-EthSwitch           YES     1.33      1.32      0.0 
                     BAO-MB-FPGA                NO      0.29      0.29      0.0 
                     CCC-Bootloader             YES     2.12      2.07      0.0 
                     CCC-FPGA                   YES     2.12      2.12      0.0 
                     CCC-Power-On               NO      1.41      1.41      0.0 
                     Ethernet-Switch            YES     1.33      1.33      0.0 
                     Modena-0-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-1-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-2-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-3-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-4-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-5-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-6-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     Modena-7-PHY               YES     0.13      0.13      0.0 
                     PLX-8748                   YES     0.05      0.05      0.1 
                     Primary-BIOS               YES    14.09     14.09      0.0 
                     SMART-iSATA                NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
                     SMART-SATA                 NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
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PROTO-2XPAT-SFP-L    Backup-BIOS                YES    14.09     14.00      0.0 
                     Backup-CCC-PwrOn           NO      1.39      1.31      0.0 
                     Backup-EthSwitch           YES     1.33      1.32      0.0 
                     BAO-MB-FPGA                NO      0.29      0.29      0.0 
                     CCC-Bootloader             YES     2.12      2.07      0.0 
                     CCC-FPGA                   YES     2.12      2.12      0.0 
                     CCC-Power-On               NO      1.41      1.41      0.0 
                     Ethernet-Switch            YES     1.33      1.33      0.0 
                     PLX-8748                   YES     0.05      0.05      0.1 
                     Primary-BIOS               YES    14.09     14.09      0.0 
                     SMART-iSATA                NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
                     SMART-SATA                 NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PROTO-CXP-1XPITA     Backup-BIOS                YES    14.09     14.00      0.0 
                     Backup-CCC-PwrOn           NO      1.39      1.31      0.0 
                     Backup-EthSwitch           YES     1.33      1.32      0.0 
                     BAO-MB-FPGA                NO      1.06      1.06      0.0 
                     CCC-Bootloader             YES     2.12      2.07      0.0 
                     CCC-FPGA                   YES     2.12      2.12      0.0 
                     CCC-Power-On               NO      1.41      1.41      0.0 
                     Ethernet-Switch            YES     1.33      1.33      0.0 
                     PLX-8748                   YES     0.05      0.05      0.1 
                     Primary-BIOS               YES    14.09     14.09      0.0 
                     Slice-1-GN2411             YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     Slice-1-GN2411             YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     SMART-iSATA                NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
                     SMART-SATA                 NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PROTO-CXP-2XPITA     Backup-BIOS                YES    14.09     14.00      0.0 
                     Backup-CCC-PwrOn           NO      1.39      1.31      0.0 
                     Backup-EthSwitch           YES     1.33      1.32      0.0 
                     BAO-MB-FPGA                NO      1.06      1.06      0.0 
                     CCC-Bootloader             YES     2.12      2.07      0.0 
                     CCC-FPGA                   YES     2.12      2.12      0.0 
                     CCC-Power-On               NO      1.41      1.41      0.0 
                     Ethernet-Switch            YES     1.33      1.33      0.0 
                     PLX-8748                   YES     0.05      0.05      0.1 
                     Primary-BIOS               YES    14.09     14.09      0.0 
                     Slice-0-GN2411             YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     Slice-0-GN2411             YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     Slice-1-GN2411             YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     Slice-1-GN2411             YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
                     SMART-iSATA                NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
                     SMART-SATA                 NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PROTO-F-SC           Backup-BIOS                YES    14.09     14.00      0.0 
                     Backup-CCC-PwrOn           NO      1.41      1.38      0.0 
                     Backup-EthSwitch           YES     1.33      1.33      0.0 
                     CCC-Bootloader             YES     2.03      2.01      0.0 
                     CCC-FPGA                   YES     2.03      2.03      0.0 
                     CCC-Power-On               NO      1.41      1.41      0.0 
                     CPU-Complex-BOOT           YES     4.08      4.04      0.1 
                     CPU-Complex-BOOT           YES     0.01      0.01      0.0 
                     CPU-Complex-FPGA           YES     4.08      4.08      0.1 
                     CPU-Complex-FPGA           YES     0.01      0.01      0.0 
                     Ethernet-Switch            YES     1.33      1.33      0.0 
                     PLX-8625                   YES     0.02      0.02      0.0 
                     Primary-BIOS               YES    14.09     14.09      0.0 
                     SMART-iSATA                NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
                     SMART-SATA                 NO      7.05      7.05      0.0 
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PROTO-NC6K-ATV       Backup-BIOS                YES    14.09     14.00      0.0 
                     Backup-CCC-PwrOn           NO      1.39      1.31      0.0 
                     Backup-EthSwitch           YES     1.33      1.32      0.0 
                     BAO-MB-FPGA                NO      1.00      1.00      0.0 
                     CCC-Bootloader             YES     2.12      2.07      0.0 
                     CCC-FPGA                   YES     2.12      2.12      0.0 
                     CCC-Power-On               NO      1.41      1.41      0.0 
                     Ethernet-Switch            YES     1.33      1.33      0.0 
                     Primary-BIOS               YES    14.09     14.09      0.0 
                     Slice-1-GN2411             YES     5.86      5.86      2.0 
                     Slice-1-GN2411             YES     7.58      7.58      0.0 
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PWR-2KW-DC-V2        DT-PriMCU                  NO      6.03      6.03      0.12
                     DT-Sec54vMCU               NO      6.02      6.02      0.12
                     DT-Sec5vMCU                NO      6.03      6.03      0.12
                     EM-PriMCU                  NO      3.12      3.12      0.21
                     EM-Sec54vMCU               NO      3.19      3.19      0.21
                     EM-Sec5vMCU                NO      3.19      3.19      0.21
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PWR-3KW-AC-V2        DT-PriMCU                  NO      6.02      6.02      1.0 
                     DT-Sec54vMCU               NO      6.02      6.02      1.0 
                     DT-Sec5vMCU                NO      6.04      6.04      1.0 
                     EM-Sec54vMCU               NO      3.12      3.12      0.21
                     EM-Sec5vMCU                NO      3.18      3.18      0.21
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Minimum Firmware Requirement

The following table provides the procedures and resources for minimum firmware requirements:

After completing an Return Material Authorization (RMA), upgrade the firmware as per the matrix in this link, which also links to PDF copies of the IOS XR Firmware Upgrade Guides

http://www.cisco.com/web/Cisco_IOS_XR_Software/index.html

For the upgrade procedure, see the Performing System Upgrade and Installing Feature Packages chapter of the Cisco NCS 6008 System Setup and Software Installation Guide

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps13132/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

Other Important Information

  • To uniquely identify a line card as a Cisco device, all Cisco IOS XR supported platforms are shipped with a non-tamper-able Trust Anchor Module (TAM) in the hardware. The Cisco Trust Anchor module (TAm) helps verify that Cisco hardware is authentic and provides additional security services. This feature is supported from Cisco IOS XR Release 7.1.x on Cisco NCS 6000 platform.

  • From Release 6.0, the onePK toolkit is not supported.

  • Country-specific laws, regulations, and licenses—In certain countries, use of these products may be prohibited and subject to laws, regulations, or licenses, including requirements applicable to the use of the products under telecommunications and other laws and regulations; customers must comply with all such applicable laws in the countries in which they intend to use the products.

  • BFD limitation—If the current PPS (packets per second) is more than 7000 packets per line card (LC) then on upgrading the Cisco IOS XR software to release 5.2.5 or later the BFD sessions may shut down. You can avoid this scenario by adjusting the PPS per LC so that the load on a LC does not exceed more than 7000 PPS.

    To know the current load (PPS value), use show bfd summary command. Use the bfd address-family ipv4 minimum-interval command to configure BFD timer.

  • Field replacable unit (FRU) removal—For all card removal and replacement (including fabric cards, line cards, fan controller, and RP) follow the instructions provided by Cisco to avoid impact to traffic. See the Cisco Network Convergence System 6000 Series Routers Hardware Installation Guide for procedures.

  • Exceeding Cisco testing—If you intend to test beyond the combined maximum configuration tested and published by Cisco, contact your Cisco Technical Support representative to discuss how to engineer a large-scale configuration for your purpose.

    Related Documentation

    The most current Cisco NCS 6000 Series Router software documentation is located at this URL:

    http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/routers/network-convergence-system-6000-series-router/tsd-products-support-series-home.html

    The document containing Cisco IOS XR System Error Messages (SEM) is located at this URL:

    https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios_xr_sw/error/message/ios-xr-sem-guide.html

    Production Software Maintenance Updates (SMUs)

    A production SMU is a SMU that is formally requested, developed, tested, and released. Production SMUs are intended for use in a live network environment and are formally supported by the Cisco TAC and the relevant development teams. Software bugs identified through software recommendations or Bug Search Tools are not a basis for production SMU requests.

    For information on production SMU types, refer the Production SMU Types section of the IOS XR Software Maintenance Updates (SMUs) guide.

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    Cisco Bug Search Tool

    Cisco Bug Search Tool (BST) is a web-based tool that acts as a gateway to the Cisco bug tracking system that maintains a comprehensive list of defects and vulnerabilities in Cisco products and software. BST provides you with detailed defect information about your products and software.